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cbs repor >>> now at 6:30 all is quiet on the border between israel and gaza. the cease-fire appears to be holding. cbs reporter tara mergener on the financial aid that the u.s. is providing to both sides to help keep the peace. >>> reporter: the cease-fire allows palestinians to hold funerals in gaza city for those killed during eight days of israeli air strikes. with the truce between israel and hamas holding, calm is coming back to the streets. in tel aviv, commuters are once again boarding buses. wednesday, a bomb ripped through one injuring two dozen people. >> i just put faith in the palestinian people that they are also going to hold up their end of the cease-fire. >> reporter: under the cease- fire agreement, hamas promises to stop firing rockets. israel says it will end air strikes and will ease border restrictions that have crippled gaza's economy for years. egypt will work to enforce the cease-fire that it played a major role brokering. the egyptian president's help may prompt congress to release $450 million in emergency cash for the country that it
cbs repor >>> now at 6:30 all is quiet on the border between israel and gaza. the cease-fire appears to be holding. cbs reporter tara mergener on the financial aid that the u.s. is providing to both sides to help keep the peace. >>> reporter: the cease-fire allows palestinians to hold funerals in gaza city for those killed during eight days of israeli air strikes. with the truce between israel and hamas holding, calm is coming back to the streets. in tel aviv, commuters are...
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sides with israel saying direct talks is the only way to achieve peace. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton called the vote unfortunate and counterproductive. >>> for some, it is the end of an era and others, the end of a battle. after four decades a northern california oyster farm will be shutting down. today u.s. interior secretary ken salazar decided not to renew the lease for drakes bay oyster company. the farm's lease on drake's estero expires tomorrow. salazar said it should be returned to the wilderness. supporters including senator dianne feinstein had defended the oyster farm and called the decision, quote, flawed. >>> in oakland today, some of our nation's finest were lining up to get a job. veterans who served in iraq and afghanistan even vietnam went to the oakland coliseum hoping to get their foot in the door. veteran job seekers donning their sunday best and for the most part a sea of suits and ties. but some opted to be more casual and emphasize comfort especially their feet. a lesson learned from when their boots were truly on the ground. >
sides with israel saying direct talks is the only way to achieve peace. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton called the vote unfortunate and counterproductive. >>> for some, it is the end of an era and others, the end of a battle. after four decades a northern california oyster farm will be shutting down. today u.s. interior secretary ken salazar decided not to renew the lease for drakes bay oyster company. the farm's lease on drake's estero expires tomorrow. salazar said it should...
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israel responded with a series of air strikes designed to hit underground rocket launching sites. it all comes one day after israeli forces assassinated the powerful military chief of hamas. the white house came out in support of israel and condemned hamas for the rocket attacks. >>> oil giant bp will pay a record $4.5 billion criminal penalty for its disastrous 2010 gulf oil spill. that's on top of the $20 billion that the company already set aside to cover damage claims. bp pleaded guilty today to a dozen felony counts for the deadly rig explosion that triggered the spill and for lying to congress about how much oil was gushing into the gulf. two company executives also face manslaughter charges. >>> police had to break up a protest outside a uc board of regents meeting in san francisco this morning. it's after a crowd of students and employees began blocking off streets around the ucsf cam pulse. that group was there to protest cuts and proposed new fees. they are also demanding tuition rollbacks through prop 30 funds. the voter-approved measure promises to funnel money into th
israel responded with a series of air strikes designed to hit underground rocket launching sites. it all comes one day after israeli forces assassinated the powerful military chief of hamas. the white house came out in support of israel and condemned hamas for the rocket attacks. >>> oil giant bp will pay a record $4.5 billion criminal penalty for its disastrous 2010 gulf oil spill. that's on top of the $20 billion that the company already set aside to cover damage claims. bp pleaded...
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chanting god is great and death to israel. he died when israeli troops opened fire on the gaza border. the israeli military says about 300 palestinians tried to breach the security fence at different points. so far, the incident hasn't compromised the two-day old cease-fire between israel and hamas. it was a come mer seen on gaza and egypt where two crossings were opened again. they closed when the fighting broke out. now palestinians can once again travel to egypt. egypt's president earned high praise from the u.s. for leading cease-fire negotiations. but now he is facing a backlash from his own people for trying to expand his powers. [ non-english language ] >> reporter: the egyptian president's spokesman announced on television that the president and his parliament would be exempt from legal challenges until a new constitution is written. egyptians took to the streets in protest. police fired tear gas near cairo's tahrir square, the heart of the 2011 uprising that toppled hosni mubarak. now thousands of demonstrators are ca
chanting god is great and death to israel. he died when israeli troops opened fire on the gaza border. the israeli military says about 300 palestinians tried to breach the security fence at different points. so far, the incident hasn't compromised the two-day old cease-fire between israel and hamas. it was a come mer seen on gaza and egypt where two crossings were opened again. they closed when the fighting broke out. now palestinians can once again travel to egypt. egypt's president earned...